Idiot Savants
The Durutti Column
1. Better Must Come
2. Interleukin 2; for Anthony
3. Please Let Me Sleep
4. 2 Times Nice
5. No Last Surprise
6. Gathering Dust
7. Whisper to the Wind
8. That Blows My Name Away; for Rachel
'Best yet from long-serving Manc guitarist.
Idiot Savants might be his crowning glory. Certainly he's never been
more inspired than on the sprawling 'Please Let Me Sleep'. Having quelled his
tendency to meander, Reilly is on magisterial form; Poppy Roberts is the vocal
foil he's always needed, while 'Gathering Dust' exudes serenity.'
Q Magazine
'Idiot Savants is characteristically
tender and eclectic.'
Mojo
'A good few listens to Reilly's latest album will
certainly be no hardship; his work remains as bewitching as ever. Excellent
stuff.'
The Sunday Times
'It's a rare guitarist whose style is so
instantly identifiable but there is only one Vini Reilly. The Mancunian
mainstay's riffs and arpeggios are constructed of notes so densely packed as to
verge on liquid and his virtuosity is as understated as lead guitar gets. These
songs announce themselves gently but become insidiously
insistent.'
Uncut
'The Durutti Column are a reassuring sign that
unique talent generally finds a way - the usual brilliant guitar runs and
splangling clusters of sound.'
Word
'This is a layered, well-thought out record where
hostility goes on vacation.'
Clash Magazine
'Another fine album, Vini.'
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